Francisco del Pino is an Argentine composer and guitarist born in Buenos Aires in 1980.

His work draws from influences like literature, poetry, hipertextuality and the plastic arts and has been presented in a variety of contexts including Opus 4 Arts Gallery (Antwerp, Belgium), CRR de Paris, St. John's Smith Square (London), Symphony Space (New York). It has been selected by the ISCM jury for performance at World Music Days festival (South Korea, 2016) and has also been part of international music series and festivals in Argentina (Festival Encuentros Internacionales de Música Contemporánea, Festival Guitarras del Mundo, Festival Distat Terra), Brazil (Simpósio Internacional de Música Nova), Faroe Islands (Summartónar Festival), Finland (International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition), Italy (Opificio Musicale Fiorentino), Lithuania (Festivalis Druskomanija), Spain (Sirga Festival, VIPA Festival) and the US (Vox Novus Festival, Applause Music Concert Series). Among the performers with whom he has collaborated are major soloists such as Sarah Dupriez, Rolf Hind, Takao Hyakutome, Sergio Polizzi, Grégoire Simon, Friederike Starkloff, Yumi Suehiro, Ermis Theodorakis, and ensembles such as Suono Mobile Argentina, Cuarteto Encuentros, Nuntempe Ensamble, Quinteto Sonorama, Ensemble et cetera, Mivos Quartet, Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, Tempora Piano Duo and Ensemble TIMF.

He studied composition in Argentina with Fernando Maglia and Gerardo Gandini. Lessons on musical analysis with Guillermo Pozzati. Within the framework of several international workshops and festivals he also took lessons and attended masterclasses with composers Mariano Etkin, Stefano Gervasoni, Detlef Heusinger, Claus-Steffen Mahnkopf, Andrea Portera, Rand Steiger and Jorge Villavicencio Grossmann, among others. In addition to his studies in music, he took part in workshops on literature with the Argentine writer Ricardo Piglia.

His compositions have been awarded the highest distinctions at several national and international contests, among which stand out: 2nd Prize at the Jean Sibelius Composition Competition, Finland (2015); 1st Prize at the Viola's 2014 Composition Contest, Association Franco Européenne de l'Alto, Paris (2014); 1st Prize at the Sorodha Composition Competition, Anvers, Belgium (2014); Prize "Best piece for solo marimba" at the Moscow State Conservatory P. I. Tchaikovsky International Composition Competition, Russia (2013); TRINAC Prize -Tribuna Nacional de Compositores, Argentina (2015); 1st Prize at the Composition Contest "La máquina del tiempo", Centro Cultural España-Córdoba, Argentina (2010); and 1st Prize at the National Fund for the Arts "Juan Carlos Paz Composition Award", Argentina (2008). Among the jurors who have distinguished him are major names such as Kaija Saariaho, Magnus Lindberg, Mark Andre, Liza Lim, Wim Henderickx, Edith Canat de Chizy, Odile Auboin and many more.

He currently teaches Counterpoint and Composition at the National University of Arts (UNA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.